Technology

  • Aileen Black, vice president of federal at IT virtualization company VMware, told In Depth with Francis Rose she thinks agencies are well into the mobile future. VMware, along with Carahsoft and MeriTalk, surveyed more than 150 agency chief information officers and IT managers for a report, \"Mobile Power Government: Driving Increasingly Productive, Efficient Agencies.\"

    February 29, 2012
  • Brendan Sasso, a staff writer covering technology for the Hill newspaper, said Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz) and Kay Bailey Huchison (R-Texas) are criticizing the comprehensive bill for putting too much emphasis on regulations rather than promoting information sharing.

    February 29, 2012
  • Lt. Gen. Bill Lord, the chief information officer of the Air Force, spoke with Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller at the recent AFCEA Air Force IT Day in Vienna, Va.

    February 29, 2012
  • ManTech is solidifying its cybersecurity skills and offerings with the purchase of HB Gary.

    February 29, 2012
  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the first draft of special publication 800-53 revision 4 yesterday.

    February 29, 2012
  • Tony Ayaz, vice president of Federal for Splunk, joins host John Gilroy to talk about how his company can help you manage your log files. February 28, 2012

    February 28, 2012
  • Pat Howard, the chief information security officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, joined In Depth to discuss NRC\'s cybersecurity efforts.

    February 28, 2012
  • Dennis Wisnosky, the chief architect and chief technical officer of the Business Mission Area at the Defense Department\'s Office of Business Transformation, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the Defense Department\'s path to the cloud.

    February 28, 2012
  • The software can even transmit digital maps and videos, and the Pentagon says this is helping reduce the risk of navigating enemy territory.

    February 28, 2012
  • The Smarter Alliance Initiative found holes in its cyber defenses, and says that international cooperation is the best way to fix them.

    February 28, 2012
  • Cammie Croft, the department\'s director of new media, tells The Federal Drive with Tom Temin about some of the datasets available to developers and apps that have been created.

    February 28, 2012
  • The Homeland Security Department has been hunting down federal computers infected with the DNSChanger virus. The virus intercepts messages and sends victims to rogue web sites.

    February 28, 2012
  • For the past 25 years, reforming the American healthcare system has been a national priority. As part of this effort, this Administration has incentivized the use and adoption of health information technology, primarily in two forms - promoting the meaningful use of electronic health records and creating health information exchanges to facilitate greater sharing of information. For patients, unlocking health information creates the promise of greater access, convenience, and mobility in receiving healthcare services. For providers and payers, reducing barriers to information flow is one key to improving healthcare quality and reducing costs. But this raises several critical questions: Will doctors and patients embrace electronic health records and the secure exchange of health information? How might mobile applications fundamentally transform how we conceive of the healthcare system in the future? How should healthcare professionals embrace next-generation technologies along with the need for privacy and security? What will this health information technology ecosystem look like in 10 years, and what do we need to do to plan for its success?

    February 27, 2012
  • The National Security Agency has developed a better — and more economical approach — to fighting malware. Eric Chudow, a technical director for government mitigations in the NSA\'s Information Assurance Directorate, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the new method.

    February 27, 2012

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